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	Pendle Hill, Pendle Witches, Witch & Mill and Factory Shopping Heritage UK
		Pendle Hill, Pendle Witches, Witch and Mill and Factory Shopping Heritage UK The area of Pendle near Burnley is a uniquely beautiful area of Lancashire.
		Pendle is most traditionally associated with the witch trials two old women from rival families called Demdike and Chattox.
		The so-called Pendle Witches seem like a pretty feisty group of women, perhaps not quite conforming to what was expected of them at the time.
	www.iknow-northwest.co.uk /tourist_information/lancashire_lancs/ribble_valley/pendle_hill_witches.htm (910 words)

	Pendle Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pendle Hill (summit 557 m above mean sea level) is located in the north-east of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Burnley, Colne, Nelson and Clitheroe.
		It is an isolated hill, separated from the Pennines to the east and the Forest of Bowland to the northwest.
		It is famous for its links to two events which took place in the 17th century: the Pendle Witches and the claimed visitation to George Fox, leading to the foundation of the Quaker movement.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pendle_Hill (524 words)

	thependlewitches.page
		Most of the witches were undesirable characters for in addition to their laziness and ignorance, at least three of them were mothers of illegitimate children.
		She knew the names of six witches who were present; the wife of Hugh Hargreaves; Christopher Holgate, her uncle; Alice Nutter of Roughlee; Christopher Hargreaves of Thorneyholem and his wife; the rest of the company she did not know except that her mother and brother were there.
		Pendle Forest was a stronghold of Roman Catholicism and many of the Nutters were of that Faith; in fact, two of them were executed as Jesuit priests, one in 1584 and the other in 1600.
	www.geocities.com /stephenpye/thependlewitches.html (8825 words)

	pendletourism.com : Pendle's Heritage
		Pendle Hill towers 1,831 ft. above the region, and as well as the obvious connection with the history of the Witches in 1612, it used to be a beacon hill at the time of the Spanish Armada.
		On the Broom - the (in)famous Pendle Witches
		On the Barge - the canals of Pendle
	www.pendletourism.com /f_her2.asp (604 words)

	The Pendle Forest Line of Grimshaws
		An interesting feature of this line is the marriage of Nicholas Grimshaw, in the fifth generation of the Pendle Forest line, to his distant relative, Anne Grimshaw, in the eleventh generation of the Oakenshaw line.
		The 1593 Nicholas at the head of the Pendle Forest Line is thus either the grandson or great-grandson of the 1481 Nicholas shown in the Clayton-le-Moors line, depending on whether George was the father or brother of Richard.
		One of the most significant "traces" of the Pendle Forest line is a large monument located in the cemetery at St. Anne's Church in Fence, a community a few miles east of Pendle Hill.
	www.grimshaworigin.org /WebPages/PendLine.htm (1717 words)

	pendle
		This is the land of the Pendle Witches.
		The Pendle Witches or Lancashire Witches were the most famous witches in English legal history simply because of the records kept of the treatment and trial of the suspects.
		The Pendle Witches, as they became known, were believed to have been responsible for the murder by witchcraft of seventeen people in and around the Forest of Pendle.
	globalgoddess.org /news/Oracle/Spring2006/pendle.htm (1031 words)

	Burnley Today - Information Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Pendle is made up of a series of towns and villages in the shadow of the Pennines.
		Pendle Hill dominates the borough, of course, and the story of the Witches of Pendle attracts many visitors to the area, although the idyllic Pendleside landscape is enough of a draw in its own right.
		The Pendle Heritage Centre in Barrowford is a museum, complete with shop, tearoom, gardens and a barn with animals, which is popular with children.
	www2.burnleytoday.co.uk /info_guide/info/default.asp?townName=Pendle (1095 words)

	History of Lancaster University
		According to the historian Richard Catlow, the case of the Pendle Witches involved two peasant families, the Demdikes and the Chattoxes.
		Written by Thomas Potts, a court clerk, it was entitled ‘The Wonderful Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster’.
		Pendle Witches by R Callow (1994) and P Rego and B Morrison's, Pendle Witches, published in 1996.
	www.lancs.ac.uk /unihistory/growth/pendlewitcheslink.htm (784 words)

	Pendle Hill
		Pendle Hill is the remains of a vast plateau (the delta of an ancient river) of sedimentary rocks which lie over an ancient limestone bed.
		Most of Pendle Hill is covered by a thick blanket of of peat formed from the decomposition of Sphagnum mosses and preserved by the acidity produced in the process.
		Pendle Hill (Pendle Hill is a Quaker center for study and contemplation in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.)
	www.pendle.net /Attractions/pendlehill.htm (595 words)

	Pendle Witches - Visit Lancashire
		The witch industry also includes the Pendle Witch Experience, a mini-bus tour and in the Witches Galore shop at Newchurch-in-Pendle which attract visitors from all over the world - all intrigued by the 16th Century fear andobsession with witchcraft that was rooted in religious persecution and superstition.
		Amongst many alleged witches to be brought to Lancaster, the most famous were the Pendle Witches, who were tried, convicted and sentenced to death here.
		Pendle Witches Brew is named after striking Pendle Hill and an area steeped in legends of witchcraft that date back to 1580.
	www.visitlancashire.com /site/living-legends/pendle-witches (711 words)

	Pendle Life \| The Pendle Witches
		The arrest and trial of the so-called Pendle Witches is probably the most well-known of the witch trials that took place in the UK in the 16th and 17th Centuries.
		Pendle today reputedly has a sizeable pagan community, and the tale of the Pendle Witches dominates the local tourism industry, with jam, preserves, beer and all manner of goods bearing their name.
		The Pendle Witch Trail and the Pendle Witches Car Trail (see the Transport section for details) are great introductions to the Pendle area and to the atmospheric tale of witchcraft and injustice.
	www.pendlelife.co.uk /roundabout/opencms/Tourism/Tourist_information/Witches.html (1294 words)

	The Pendle Witches or Lancashire Witches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Pendle Witches, as they became known, were believed to have been responsible for the murder by witchcraft of seventeen people in and around the Forest of Pendle.
		The Pendle Witches were accused of selling their souls to familiar spirits or devils who appeared to them in human and animal form.
		So much is known about the Pendle Witches because the proceedings of the Lancashire trial where recorded by the clerk of the court Thomas Potts and published in the book: The Wonderful Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster.
	www.pendlewitches.co.uk (752 words)

	Witches of Pendle
		The Witches of Pendle case later became famous and many stories were written about the actual events and the evidence presented.
		Almost 400 years later, the story of the Witches of Pendle is still alive in the Lancashire hills, and there is also a campaign aimed at pardoning them.
		The witch dolls are recommended for collectors, connoisseurs and admirers of fine craftsmanship, and should be treated with the same care and respect that went into their creation.
	store.higherheart.com /section.php/119/0 (800 words)

	King James and the Witches of Pendle HillPaul V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Pendle Hill is best known for a group of witches who were captured, tried, and hanged in 1612.
		It was this law that was first used in the trial of the Pendle witches.
		This trial initiated several decades of witch hunts in England and the deaths of hundreds of "convicted" witches.
	uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu /relstds/columns/RELI42.htm (606 words)

	Walking around Pendle, Colne and Nelson
		Pendle Hill, with its distinctive 1,831 feet profile visible for miles around, provides spectacular views extending north westwards to the Forest of Bowland and west across the Fylde Plain to the Irish Sea.
		The route they took from their interrogation in Pendle to their conviction and ultimate hanging at Lancaster can be followed on the Pendle Witches Trail.
		The Pendle Way is a 45 mile long distance path which circumnavigates the Pendle region, including the 'Three Peaks'.
	www.walkingpages.co.uk /places/CPL_pendle.htm (755 words)

	Epinions.com - Enchantingly Good Beer: Pendle Witches' Brew
		The area was rife with reports of witchcraft and fl magic, and a number of alleged witches (the famed Pendle Witches for which the beer is named) were actually hanged there in 1612.
		Pendle’s Witches brew is sold in attractive 550 ml brown glass bottles.
		Pendle Witches’ Brew pours to a bright amber orange color with a light but creamy head formation and an enticing buttery nose.
	www.epinions.com /content_3182796932 (525 words)

	Witches Galore - The Pendle Witches
		For the first time in their lives this motley crew were noticed and listened to by important people and appeared to be enjoying the attention unaware that they were incriminating themselves as the stories they told gathered momentum and embroidery.
		Nevertheless, “witches’ sabbaths” were said to continue in secret, with midnight meetings lasting till dawn at Candlemass, Roodmass, Lammas and All Hallows Eve.
		There are still cottages with witch posts where a crooked sixpence would be placed to speed the butter-churning, but no longer does the farmer toss a crown piece into the churn or make a sudden thrust into the cream with a red-hot poker to drive off Demdike with the hissing.
	www.witchesgalore.co.uk /thewitches.html (1277 words)

	Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter - In search of the Witches' Brew
		Pendle Witches' Brew, is profiled here in a story from 1996.
		The name is owed to the 19 alleged witches tried at Lancaster Castle in 1612, ten of them sent to the gallows.
		Although the ladies were said to have haunted the nearby Pendle Hill on Midsummer's Night, their brew has become more strongly associated with Halloween.
	www.beerhunter.com /documents/19133-001296.html (959 words)

	eBay.ie Shops — pendle, Canvas Giclee Prints, Non-Fiction Books, Metaphysical New Age — original items at low prices. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Witches and Ghosts of Pendle and the Ribble Valley.
		WITCHES and GHOSTS OF PENDLE and RIBBLE VALLEY DAVITT BNC
		New Witches of Pendle Tamar purple porcelain BNWT
	search.stores.ebay.ie /pendle (383 words)

	Search: pendle - MetaCrawler
		Pendle Hill is a Quaker center for spiritual growth, study and service.
		Pendle lend their name to the residence blocks within the...
		Pendle Partnership is a strong alliance of public, private and voluntary sector...
	www.go2net.com /info.metac/search/web/pendle (313 words)

	Charmed, I'm sure - United Kingdom - Europe - World - Travel - smh.com.au
		The story of the witches of Pendle Hill - England's version of the Salem witch trials in the US - has, according to Jack Keighley, the Clitheroe-born author of the excellent booklet Walks in Lancashire Witch Country, "left an indelible mark on the countryside around Pendle".
		It's packed with books about the hill and the witches and is the place to go for souvenirs such as witch dolls, figurines, maps, T-shirts and bumper stickers saying "Pendle witches do it on a broomstick".
		And it's Downham's own fault; it is said to be one of the prettiest villages in Lancashire - much of which is due to the lack of external evidence of the 20th century in the shape of power lines or TV aerials.
	www.smh.com.au /news/united-kingdom/charmed-im-sure/2006/08/22/1156012542330.html (2754 words)

	History of Lancaster University
		Pendle Hill constitutes the remains of a vast plateau (the delta of an ancient river) of sedimentary rocks that lie over an ancient limestone bed.
		Although named after the magnificent Pendle Hill, the area is perhaps more well- known for its association with the infamous Pendle Witches a subject which continues to excite people even today.
		Pendle College is the newest of all the colleges at Bailrigg and was initially part of Grizedale College until the two were separated in 1992.
	www.lancs.ac.uk /unihistory/growth/pendlecollegelink.htm (319 words)

	Legends, Ltd. - Black Cat & Pendle Witches Brew
		The beer names and labels come from the rich lore about the Lancashire Witches” of Pendle Hill which is near Burnley.
		Pendle Witches Brew is a full malty flavored beer with a distinct hop after taste and is 5.1% ABV.
		Pendle Witches Brew - Silver Medal Winner in its class at the Brewing Industry International Awards 1996.
	www.legendslimited.com /blackcat.html (299 words)

	Pendle Witches
		In the year 1612, ten witches from the Pendle area of Lancashire were sent to the scaffold, nine at Lancaster and one at York.
		The convicted witches and many of their supposed victims lived in the farms and villages surrounding Pendle Hill.
		As a result of their confessions, the four witches were detained and sent for trial at Lancaster.
	www.howlingdog.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /lancashire/pendle_witches.htm (402 words)

	Pendle Pubs & Clubs
		The Borough of Pendle is situated in North East Lancashire.
		The area is made up of the towns of Colne, Barnoldswick, Brierfield and Nelson and also the larger villages of Barrowford, Earby and Foulridge as well as many smaller villages in this delightful area of the County.
		Pendle has much to offer visitors to the area and is within easy reach of the motorway networks.
	www.pendlepubs.net /index.html (94 words)

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		Tonight we had decided to pay a visit to Pendle Hill for a second time, to hopefully capture some unusual phenomena, little did we realise just how much phenomena we were about to encounter.
		As everyone is fully aware Pendle Hill is an extremely dark and foreboding place which can be seen for miles, casting its eerie shadow around the Lancashire area.
		Had we been fortunate enough to have made contact with one of the Pendle witches, We hope that we had.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /victoria.taylor77/pendlewitches.htm (1365 words)

	Pendle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Pendle was not a village or town but referred to an area of land that lay between Barrowford and
		Clitheroe in Lancashire and consisted mainly of Pendle hill and the forest of Pendle.
		The "new church" in Pendle is described as a "chapel of ease" and had been built
	home.clara.net /bobmonty/familyhistory/pendle.html (305 words)

	The Witches of Pendle Collection of Witch Dolls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		From the Witches of Pendle Collection we are pleased to be able to present to you ALICE the Witch.
		From the Witches of Pendle Collection we are pleased to be able to present to you MAUD the Witch.
		From the Witches of Pendle Collection we are pleased to be able to present to you ABIGAIL the Witch.
	www.samburu.com /halloween_witch_dolls.asp (4265 words)

	The Blue Moon Witches of Pendle
		From the Witches of Pendle Collection we are pleased to be able to present to you Abigail the Witch. Larger image
		From the Witches of Pendle Collection we are pleased to be able to present to you Agatha the Witch.
		From the Witches of Pendle Collection we are pleased to be able to present to you Agatha the Witch. larger image
	www.thebluemoon.co.uk /acatalog/Witches_of_Pendle.html (296 words)

	The Lancashire Witches (1612)
		The “Witches” lived in-between the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth I of England and King James1 I/VI of England and Scotland.
		Many accused witches had carefully built their reputations over years in order to obtain work for healing and other “mystical” arts.
		There is Pendle Witches Brew, from a local brewery, and much more commercialism, although not as extreme as in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.
	members.fortunecity.com /riverdragon/academy/History/1612.html (1328 words)

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